No word yet from Comelec body on P690-million folder scam
By Marie Surbano 05/27/2010 Poll Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal admitted that the panel created to probe the more than half a billion ballot secrecy folder procurement scam has not submitted its report yet. Larrazabal said they are still waiting for the report of the three-man panel headed by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ferdinand Rafanan who heads the commission’s law department. “I have not read anything… we are just waiting for the report,” he told reporters. When pressed what could be the reason for the delay in the submission of the report, Larrazabal declined to offer any comment, saying he would not want to assume anything. “The panel was created to investigate it and we will just wait for the report,” reiterated the commissioner. Last month, the Comelec en banc ordered the creation of a three-man panel to probe the alleged overpricing in the procurement of more than 1.8 million ballot secrecy folders valued at P689.7 million or P380 per piece. The supplier was OTC Paper Supply. The commission had originally given Rafanan’s team only until April 20 to complete the investigation but it was extended to April 30 upon the request of Rafanan. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100527hed5.html |
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